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investigation and blamed the state department for management failures and a lack of security at the u.s. embassy in benghazi where four americans were killed. a department spokeswoman says security chief eric boswell is among the officials stepping down. the white house has also named charlene lam in charge of embassy security and raymond maxwell overseeing northern africa. this report and the cited failings by the state department are taking center stage today through a hearing in congress. that's putting pressure on senator john kerry. the man likely next in line to take the reigns. kerry said his hearing will bring clarity to what the state department is doing to prevent this from happening again. current secretary of state hillary clinton was scheduled to testify today. that will be postponed until january. her office says she suffered a concussion and is working from home this week. >>> also on the hill, senate republicans are offering up their own package for sandy relief. hurricane sandy that is. president obama originally asked for $60.4 billion. the g.o.p. says they're willing
investigation and blamed the state department for management failures and a lack of security at the u.s. embassy in benghazi where four americans were killed. a department spokeswoman says security chief eric boswell is among the officials stepping down. the white house has also named charlene lam in charge of embassy security and raymond maxwell overseeing northern africa. this report and the cited failings by the state department are taking center stage today through a hearing in congress....
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six, eight years as the u.s. % senator? >> u.s. senator. >> four years as secretary of state. >> i am tired just thinking about it, yeah. >> particularly secretary of state. she is always on a plane and god knows where she pops up. >> it's allotted of work to not make mistakes in those jobs. >> yeah. the pressure. julie mason in studio with us. julie, i want to talk to you about the police departmentresident yesterday said he is absolutely confident that the supreme court is going to do me to. the police department said he is absolutely confid he want the supreme court will do the right thing. well julie mason. stick around and give us a call. julie and i will be right back. >> this is the bill press show. can't see you, so this is big for me. >>tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's new morning news block. >>it's completely inappropriate for television. >>sharp tongue, quick wit and about all, politically direct. >>politically direct to me means no bs, the real thing, cutting through the clutter. my show
six, eight years as the u.s. % senator? >> u.s. senator. >> four years as secretary of state. >> i am tired just thinking about it, yeah. >> particularly secretary of state. she is always on a plane and god knows where she pops up. >> it's allotted of work to not make mistakes in those jobs. >> yeah. the pressure. julie mason in studio with us. julie, i want to talk to you about the police departmentresident yesterday said he is absolutely confident that the...
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for its part, the u.s. is promising to try to calibrate any major economic move that could throw the u.s. into another recession. >>> while president obama is spending much of his time focused on economic conditions, he's also meeting with russia and china over syria. he's scheduled for private talks with you had jintao. he and vladimir putin spent a couple of hours face-to-face. president obama pressed vladimir putin to ease syrian president out of power but putin is resisting pointing to what russia is calling failed transitions in libya. rush russia is concerned they don't have a serious plan for what would happen to battling sanctions if the syrian president did step down. he found common points and the two would continue to talk. we would like to talk to you online. you can join us in chat at current.com/billpress. we'll see you more after the break. felony hit and run charges for >>it would be terrible if america lost faith in wall street insiders wouldn't it. and everyone likes 50% more cash -- well,
for its part, the u.s. is promising to try to calibrate any major economic move that could throw the u.s. into another recession. >>> while president obama is spending much of his time focused on economic conditions, he's also meeting with russia and china over syria. he's scheduled for private talks with you had jintao. he and vladimir putin spent a couple of hours face-to-face. president obama pressed vladimir putin to ease syrian president out of power but putin is resisting...
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todd fisher will travel across the u.s. in search of the best bacon dishes including a benut butter bacon cheese burger and bacon cheddar apple pie. >> i can go with the bacon cheddar apple pie. >> i love bacon. there are a lot of bacons. >> very much still there? >> it will be interesting to follow this. >> a whole show? >> yeah. starting at 12 episode series and going from there. >> is there a ba puck on cookbook? >> i don't know that there is. >> we will get to more serious issues one troubling issue is the news out of michigan. we wanted to check in with the president of the michigan education association, steve cook joining us on our news line this morning. hey, steve, good to have you with us. thank you. >> merry christmas, bill, thanks for having me. >> merry christmas but not a merry christmas when the republican state legislators in michigan, they were able to force through in one day right-to-work legislation? >> well, bill, let me tell you, myself and the uaw president bob king and a couple of other labor leaders
todd fisher will travel across the u.s. in search of the best bacon dishes including a benut butter bacon cheese burger and bacon cheddar apple pie. >> i can go with the bacon cheddar apple pie. >> i love bacon. there are a lot of bacons. >> very much still there? >> it will be interesting to follow this. >> a whole show? >> yeah. starting at 12 episode series and going from there. >> is there a ba puck on cookbook? >> i don't know that there is....
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is apples made in the u.s. move about economics or marketing? >> both. >> i think it's probably both. >> sure. >> it's $10 million they are investing in jobs here no matter how you look at it, it's a good deal. >> a good marketing move for them. it's good publicity. i am talking about it saying i think it's good for this country. ruth is in sandy hook connecticut. >> good morning, bill. i am calling to say, please keep feeling guilty. >> why? >> because this adorable company does things to make sure that they don't pay taxes in the u.s. there is a thing called -- this was in "the new york times." it's double-dutch sandwich which reduces taxes by routing profits through irish subsidarbs like they are in i think arizona, even when they do things in california they manage to ship a part somewhere else. so they are one of the worst, even worse than wal-mart in terms of what they might have contributed to to. i take it that $24,000,000,000. >> they are avoiding in taxes . >> one little tiny thing, they have had the opportunity over the courses of the
is apples made in the u.s. move about economics or marketing? >> both. >> i think it's probably both. >> sure. >> it's $10 million they are investing in jobs here no matter how you look at it, it's a good deal. >> a good marketing move for them. it's good publicity. i am talking about it saying i think it's good for this country. ruth is in sandy hook connecticut. >> good morning, bill. i am calling to say, please keep feeling guilty. >> why? >>...
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olympic swim team, sesame street's cookie monster and u.s. troops in afghanistan. >> bill: it was also done by the obama girl? >> they did a very clever mash up of a bunch of barack obama speeches where he actually sang the song. it was very clever. >> and ben & jerry's ice cream is headed to court. not something you would normally hear about the vermont-based company. they are suing a pornographic filmmaker for selling x-rated films that scoop their ben & jerry's labels and flavors. the "new york post" reports one dvd cover reads porno's finest ben and cherry's peanut butter d cup. other names are too x-rated to mention here on the air. >> oh, no, go ahead. >> no, no. the ice cream label reads vermont's finest, ben & jerry's. they're not happy. >> thank you dan. >> bill: thank you for not reading all of the pornographic names from the ben & jerry's ice cream. >> stop drinking beer and playing with the beer cans. >> bill: i just want to get the evidence lined up here. barack obama maybe back looking for his water glass. >> is that vodka or gi
olympic swim team, sesame street's cookie monster and u.s. troops in afghanistan. >> bill: it was also done by the obama girl? >> they did a very clever mash up of a bunch of barack obama speeches where he actually sang the song. it was very clever. >> and ben & jerry's ice cream is headed to court. not something you would normally hear about the vermont-based company. they are suing a pornographic filmmaker for selling x-rated films that scoop their ben & jerry's...
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the latest numbers from the u.s. department of labor show that president obama has brought back every one of the 4.3 million jobs lost under george w. bush and then added more jobs on top of it. so when mitt romney says that barack obama hasn't created any jobs he's dead wrong! he's lying through his teeth! we'll tell you more about that. and a whole lot more here on today's "full court press." first, the latest, today's current news update from lisa ferguson out in los angeles. good morning. >> hey bill, good morning everyone. mitt romney is trying to set his debate expectations really low before he takes on the president next week. a new memo out from romney's senior advisor beth meyers says obama is a gifted speaker and has a significant advantage since this will be his eighth one on one presidential debate. it will only be romney's first. the memo is actually quite praising of the president calling him one of the most talented political communicators in modern history. meyer says they're fully expecting a 90-minu
the latest numbers from the u.s. department of labor show that president obama has brought back every one of the 4.3 million jobs lost under george w. bush and then added more jobs on top of it. so when mitt romney says that barack obama hasn't created any jobs he's dead wrong! he's lying through his teeth! we'll tell you more about that. and a whole lot more here on today's "full court press." first, the latest, today's current news update from lisa ferguson out in los angeles. good...
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they have filed with the u.s. patent and trademark office to make sure his trademark stays his own. >> bill: you patent praying? >> it's like if he was to do this. all of a sudden he was going to trademark -- >> bill: i saw a woman in church yesterday. >> oh no tebowing. tom hank spoke in character, and accidentally dropped an f-bomb. both he and vargas apologized immediately for the slip. >> i'm sure if anybody was going to do it and get away with it it would be tom hanks. >> bill: thing of the restraint i have to display on this program. >> uh-huh. there is a rocket set to blast off tomorrow to head to the u.s. space station. the astronauts will join three who are already there. they are preparing for a cargo supply shipment. >> i still find it humiliating that to get there we have to hitch a ride with the russians. >> i agree. to be fair the russians have a very nice mule-drawn rocket. >> bill: yeah, right. i mentioned friday they was going out to fairfax, virginia president obama with a big campaign rally at g
they have filed with the u.s. patent and trademark office to make sure his trademark stays his own. >> bill: you patent praying? >> it's like if he was to do this. all of a sudden he was going to trademark -- >> bill: i saw a woman in church yesterday. >> oh no tebowing. tom hank spoke in character, and accidentally dropped an f-bomb. both he and vargas apologized immediately for the slip. >> i'm sure if anybody was going to do it and get away with it it would be...
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sites that regularly push that president obama was not born in the u.s. and that 9-11 was an inside job. the two main ones being inside daily and info world. >> those are two of the craziest web sites on the internet. >> bill: you can see what's happening here. they all feed off each other right? wnd which by the way carries my column, thank you joe -- >> did i say they were crazy? >> bill: in that sea of madness, there's one bright light. >> good for you. how do you manage? >> bill: you should see the hate mail i get. right now, they're on this thing that joe arpaio has discovered that president obama -- give it up. get over it! >> penn state university students have been camping out at the campus football stadium to protect the statue of the late joe paterno. they've been keeping watch around the clock saying if the university comes to remove it, they won't stop them. they're only there to protect it from vandals because earlier this week, an airplane flew over the campus with an advertisement banner reading take the statue down or else we will. >> bill
sites that regularly push that president obama was not born in the u.s. and that 9-11 was an inside job. the two main ones being inside daily and info world. >> those are two of the craziest web sites on the internet. >> bill: you can see what's happening here. they all feed off each other right? wnd which by the way carries my column, thank you joe -- >> did i say they were crazy? >> bill: in that sea of madness, there's one bright light. >> good for you. how do...
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the u.s. we had another big weekend racking up dan do you remember what the total number -- >> i will have the medal count in mere moments. >> okay. thank you. >> as part of the full-court press. >> uh-huh. >> and the men's basketball team? >> yes indeed. they came through. even though there was some scary moments. >> barely. >> yeah, but they did. who a. will you guys get it togethera a. will you guys get it together. >> men's basketball game. >> he hits it. 3. anthony. the rebound. and there will be no change in london. team u.s.a. has won back to back gold medals. >> and sort of in one final slap at mitt romney remember who came to london and said i don't know. it's pretty scary. i don't think these brits are going to be able to pull it off. david cameron missed it then. it's easy to organize the olympics in the middle of nowhere yesterday. one more slap at mitt romney. >> i think you only need two words to sum up these games: britain delivered. yes, and indeed britain did deliver. >> absol
the u.s. we had another big weekend racking up dan do you remember what the total number -- >> i will have the medal count in mere moments. >> okay. thank you. >> as part of the full-court press. >> uh-huh. >> and the men's basketball team? >> yes indeed. they came through. even though there was some scary moments. >> barely. >> yeah, but they did. who a. will you guys get it togethera a. will you guys get it together. >> men's basketball...
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stays outside of the u.s. and it's this culture that's engrained that's much harder to get rid of. >> haven't son offices actually said that this was sort of accepted behavior on the part of secret service when they went to countries where prostitution is legal? >> right. that came up as a couple of questions from different senators saying, you know, and they quoted this washington post piece that ran on wednesday morning citing anonymous sources saying whenever we went on a foreign trip. >> yeah. >> maybe smoking marijuana was allowed or maybe prostitution was legal, these things were engaged in, sort of an off the record. we don't talk about it. never comes back to the u.s. sort of basis. anonymous sources prpretty hard to fall back on. the senators found problem with that story, but, of course, there is no one to really inquire or ask about it. >> there were reports this week that the dea the drug enforcement agency, some officers from the dea were involved as well? >> right. >> are you seeing the ends. >>
stays outside of the u.s. and it's this culture that's engrained that's much harder to get rid of. >> haven't son offices actually said that this was sort of accepted behavior on the part of secret service when they went to countries where prostitution is legal? >> right. that came up as a couple of questions from different senators saying, you know, and they quoted this washington post piece that ran on wednesday morning citing anonymous sources saying whenever we went on a foreign...
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no pressure from the u.s. andon palestine. the second is it's about increasing diplomatic pressure on iran. toughest sarpingsz on any state and we are about to get tougher on iran. the third is he actually means itnctions on any state and we are about to get tougher on iran. the third is he actually means it it. >> which would be totally reckless? >> it is -- he thinks it is the right thing to do but this would be a war unlike any we have seen. the former commander in chief of the central command said if you liked the iraq war, you are going to love the iran war. >> can you imagine? >> no. >> the president also said, you know, one of the factors in this is oil. >> yes. >> and the supply of oil from iran. the president yesterday on -- last week, i think it was, one of the energy speeches didn't get much attention. it indicated we now have enough other sources of oil that the world market would survive well and gas prices would not % necessarily spike were we to cut off the supply of oil from iran? >> he was required by law to m
no pressure from the u.s. andon palestine. the second is it's about increasing diplomatic pressure on iran. toughest sarpingsz on any state and we are about to get tougher on iran. the third is he actually means itnctions on any state and we are about to get tougher on iran. the third is he actually means it it. >> which would be totally reckless? >> it is -- he thinks it is the right thing to do but this would be a war unlike any we have seen. the former commander in chief of the...
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show's third season is currently airing over there in great britain but it doesn't air here in the u.s. until january. the hill reports the producers were more than happy to send mrs. obama dvds of the current season so long as she would not spoil the episodes for the rest of the entire country. >> bill: you have to have friends over to the white house to watch it. >> it could start spreading. joe biden had a cool meeting yesterday. the vice president got together with bono, lead singer of the rock band u2. they talked about global development, a.i.d.s. and fighting poverty. he's is in town for several meetings. >> bill: the reporters, i was at the briefing yesterday reporters went bonkers because suddenly there were rumors that bono was walking out of the west wing and people flew out of the briefing room to chase bono down the driveway then later they went chasing jim messina the campaign manager. they weren't together. it was two different times so at the briefing, somebody said hey wait a minute. both jim messina and bono were seen leaving the west wing. what was going on? jay carn
show's third season is currently airing over there in great britain but it doesn't air here in the u.s. until january. the hill reports the producers were more than happy to send mrs. obama dvds of the current season so long as she would not spoil the episodes for the rest of the entire country. >> bill: you have to have friends over to the white house to watch it. >> it could start spreading. joe biden had a cool meeting yesterday. the vice president got together with bono, lead...
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eliot, thank you for joining u.s. always a pleasure. >> that's eliot spitzer hear life on the full-court press. i am peter ogburn sitting in for bill. we have been talking about chick-fil-a. today is chick-fil-a appreciation day. should you go? chris in atlanta, georgia, down in the hotbed of chick-fil-a. i believe that's their home city. right, chris? >> honestly, i do not know. i'm sorry about that. >> i am pretty sure it is. what's your take on this? >> well, you know i am for whatever. if people want to, you know, i am, you know, not gay or anything or -- but if people want to get married and that's their choice i think this country gives us the right to do that. but what i was going to say is if we are going to -- or if people should boycott chick-fil-a, then shouldn't they also boycott companies like apple or any company that outsources? i agree, you know, kind of i see what you are saying, but, also i think that boycotting is a little too far because even if they do use their funds to -- for anti--gay, i mean i
eliot, thank you for joining u.s. always a pleasure. >> that's eliot spitzer hear life on the full-court press. i am peter ogburn sitting in for bill. we have been talking about chick-fil-a. today is chick-fil-a appreciation day. should you go? chris in atlanta, georgia, down in the hotbed of chick-fil-a. i believe that's their home city. right, chris? >> honestly, i do not know. i'm sorry about that. >> i am pretty sure it is. what's your take on this? >> well, you know...
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"the washington post" reports the u.s. anti-doping agency has accused the seven-time tour de france winner and five members of his support staff of engaging in a massive doping conspiracy from 1998 to 2011. the charges include previously unpublicized allegations against him. he could get stripped of four titles a two-year federal investigation into his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs was dropped last february. >> bill: so when are they finally going to catch up with lance armstrong? >> i have never -- i have never believed it. i read his memoir 20 years old. he said i've never done it. i said okay, he's never done it. >> bill: you don't believe it? >> i don't. all of these charges we've never seen any report or evidence. or maybe you're skeptical. >> he's doping. there's no way he's not doping. >> why would you do it? if you're the leading cyclist in the world you've won this award seven times the premier event. >> if you're not cheating, you're not trying. >> if you know there are all of these agencies. >> bill
"the washington post" reports the u.s. anti-doping agency has accused the seven-time tour de france winner and five members of his support staff of engaging in a massive doping conspiracy from 1998 to 2011. the charges include previously unpublicized allegations against him. he could get stripped of four titles a two-year federal investigation into his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs was dropped last february. >> bill: so when are they finally going to catch up with...
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>> hillary clinton took some time off to the u.s. visit to colombia to let her hair down. the afp snapped a picture of her drinking a beer and dancing with her staff, along with friends, husband bill clinton. >> a party animal hilary. let her hair down. >> at a restaurant -- >> she is leaving anyhow. she has a half a year left. >> short-timer. >> in a restaurant in houston, texas, going all out for marketing the titanic's. to the lickers to the crystal used by the ship's wealthiest passengers. >> the giant iceberg. >> they take a bucket of water and throw a bucket of water on everybody to make it real. >> cullen's restaurant a thousanded a plate includes truffles from france oysters from louisiana a 10-course meal. served on original china. >> i bet you they didn't have oysters from the titanic. from louisiana? >> yeah. >> got them there on helicopter. speaking of hillary, so every once in a while on our website, billpressshow.com. caption contest where we have a photo that we think is great. this photograph taken over the weekend down in -- no. this is in -- >> it popped
>> hillary clinton took some time off to the u.s. visit to colombia to let her hair down. the afp snapped a picture of her drinking a beer and dancing with her staff, along with friends, husband bill clinton. >> a party animal hilary. let her hair down. >> at a restaurant -- >> she is leaving anyhow. she has a half a year left. >> short-timer. >> in a restaurant in houston, texas, going all out for marketing the titanic's. to the lickers to the crystal used...
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first of all the united nations ambassador has nothing to do with security at u.s. embassies or consulates around the world. that's the state department's job. second all susan rice did was relay on the sunday talk shows and in front of congress what the intelligence agencies had told us at the time about what was happening in benghazi and she told them right up-front from the beginning that these reports may prove not to be accurate. that's all we knew at the time. the truth is we still don't know what triggered that incident in benghazi. one thing we do know for sure, you ought to blame the terrorists not blame susan rice. tomorrow senator chris kuhns will be in the studio with us from the good state of delaware. the first state the blue hen state. have a great day. we'll see you back here again tomorrow.
first of all the united nations ambassador has nothing to do with security at u.s. embassies or consulates around the world. that's the state department's job. second all susan rice did was relay on the sunday talk shows and in front of congress what the intelligence agencies had told us at the time about what was happening in benghazi and she told them right up-front from the beginning that these reports may prove not to be accurate. that's all we knew at the time. the truth is we still don't...
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>> u.s. olympic swimmer franklin announced over the weekend rather than appear on a cereal box, she wants to swim in college. the 17-year-old is refusing any endorsement deals potentially worth hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars in order to stay an amateur and compete in the ncaa. >> and go to college. good for her. >> take the money and run. >> no. no. no. no. >> by the way action i don't know whether you were going to mention it but this young woman, 15-year-old from bethedez da too. >> ladecky, another huge triumph. i am her uncle, john ladecky very well. >> ceasear's palace is opening a new buffet. >> i saw this. >> with $17 million into this new buffet features an astounding 524 different items. more than any other buffet on the strip. dinner will run you 40 bucks. >> no. >> what a bargain. >> no. the buffet in las vegas is 2.59 last time i checked. >> breakfast is 20, lunch is 30, dinner is 40. >> what happened to the $0.99 buffet. >> most of the food will be prepared in f
>> u.s. olympic swimmer franklin announced over the weekend rather than appear on a cereal box, she wants to swim in college. the 17-year-old is refusing any endorsement deals potentially worth hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars in order to stay an amateur and compete in the ncaa. >> and go to college. good for her. >> take the money and run. >> no. no. no. no. >> by the way action i don't know whether you were going to mention it but this young...
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when you are at the u.s./mexico border, they say it's going to be difficult to enforce a law without racially profiling and because you can never have too many polls in one of day, we will give you the latest quinnipiac that have president obama up in florida, ohio and pennsylvania by 4, 9, and 6 points, respectively. we will be back right after the break. stay with us. if you missed joy behar one week only... >>hey, time flies when you're having fun. >>don't worry because she'll be back. >>where are the lefties besides on current tv? >>joy behar is getting her own show coming to current tv this fall. desk top, lab top, ipad. iphone. >> pleasant your hearts. >> the big one. >> stephanie: all i know, the little flower is there and it means go to meeting. i love go to meeting. (vo) john fugelsang is filling in >> he caved on the public option, he caved on the bush tax cuts, the guy has caved so many times there are miners trapped inside of him. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> broadcasting across the nation, on your
when you are at the u.s./mexico border, they say it's going to be difficult to enforce a law without racially profiling and because you can never have too many polls in one of day, we will give you the latest quinnipiac that have president obama up in florida, ohio and pennsylvania by 4, 9, and 6 points, respectively. we will be back right after the break. stay with us. if you missed joy behar one week only... >>hey, time flies when you're having fun. >>don't worry because she'll be...
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the headline is u.s. chamber of commerce launches ads targeting main independent and democrats in montana and ohio. this is headed -- targeted right at you senator sherrod brown from the u.s. chamber. >> this could have been a front page -- two months ago. the chamber -- up to $18 million in television ads which doesn't count radio. i just went by an electronic billboard blaming me for high gas prices here in cleveland. it is the oil industry. they don't like me because of our oil tax breaks and the chinese interests and outsourcing interests are spending money against me because they don't like my position on currency and the big banks on wall street are spending millions against me because they don't like my legislation to break up the six big banks. they're trying to buy the elections and we're fighting back in a grassroots way. that's why earlier when i mentioned sherrodbrown.com, come on and help us because we win this on the grassroots level as does president obama win ohio with the grassroots campa
the headline is u.s. chamber of commerce launches ads targeting main independent and democrats in montana and ohio. this is headed -- targeted right at you senator sherrod brown from the u.s. chamber. >> this could have been a front page -- two months ago. the chamber -- up to $18 million in television ads which doesn't count radio. i just went by an electronic billboard blaming me for high gas prices here in cleveland. it is the oil industry. they don't like me because of our oil tax...
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we get members of congress and u.s. senators to make a routine, stop by the full court press, say hello. right? talk about the issues on the way to work every day. >> easy to do when you are walking distance from the united states capitol. >> building that subway tunnel from the capitol to here was the best investment we ever made. >> yeah, right here. >> it's a good -- it's a good routine they are getting into. we like that. we are also going to be talking to 1 of the to one of the -- at the sent of american progress about this arizona immigration law which will be before the supreme court today. >> but first, this is the full-court press. >> on this wednesday, other headlines making news three days until the white house correspondent's dinner and we have learned of another celebrity, and this will make jimmy kimmel happy. lindsey lohan will be at the dinner. the actress will be a guest of fox news' greta van sustren is known for bringing blockbuster guests. she has brought sarah palin and ozzie osborn in the past. >>
we get members of congress and u.s. senators to make a routine, stop by the full court press, say hello. right? talk about the issues on the way to work every day. >> easy to do when you are walking distance from the united states capitol. >> building that subway tunnel from the capitol to here was the best investment we ever made. >> yeah, right here. >> it's a good -- it's a good routine they are getting into. we like that. we are also going to be talking to 1 of the...
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part of this is strategic, and part is political, and the u.s. perspective is he doesn't want to encourage the beating of war rooms right before an election because that could set off a whole chain of events. the political question is twofold, number 1 does he risk erosion of jewish support in potentially key states? but then on the flip side another consideration is that he doesn't want to exacerbate talk of war that could spin off market effects that would go to the broader american confidence. >> bill: and it doesn't look good that he is just taking order from the prime minister. my reading from this is that he said we're running foreign policy from jerusalem. but we got to run on. thank you, margaret. >> thanks for having me. >> bill: all right. it's bloomberg.com. i think this guy is totally out of control, i think he is mitt romney's buddy and i don't like it. get your nose out of american politics, bb. >> announcer: the "bill press show" now on current tv. >>only on current tv. health matters to all of us. that's why lysol has started a mi
part of this is strategic, and part is political, and the u.s. perspective is he doesn't want to encourage the beating of war rooms right before an election because that could set off a whole chain of events. the political question is twofold, number 1 does he risk erosion of jewish support in potentially key states? but then on the flip side another consideration is that he doesn't want to exacerbate talk of war that could spin off market effects that would go to the broader american...
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. >> they have been in the u.s. for five years. >> that's important to recognize. this is not unfortunately going to cover somebody who arrived just a few years ago or somebody who arrived tomorrow. they have to have been under the age of 15 when they arrived. even if you came five or 6 years oorp. you have to be 29 or younger now. today. >> we were talk about a very specific window of people kids who have finished high school hors d'oeuvring in the military have served in the military. you know, obviously, no serious criminal record. so it's a good policy of course. this is an important step. right? >> how many? do we know young people might be covered by this? >> the numbers very, of course. i think the range people are saying is about 800,000. those 800,000 people could be subject to deportation. right? >> yes. just by virtue of being here they could be deported. >> that happens a lot where dhs, department of homeland security officials come upon people and they will do stops go to apartment buildings. >> right, you know, so yes, there are alternates of young pe
. >> they have been in the u.s. for five years. >> that's important to recognize. this is not unfortunately going to cover somebody who arrived just a few years ago or somebody who arrived tomorrow. they have to have been under the age of 15 when they arrived. even if you came five or 6 years oorp. you have to be 29 or younger now. today. >> we were talk about a very specific window of people kids who have finished high school hors d'oeuvring in the military have served in the...
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yesterday, interesting mostment on the floor of the u.s. house when ron barber who won the special election in the arizona congressional district that gabby giffords held, he was sworn in on the floor of the house. here is part of what he had to say. >> i wanted to thank the congresswoman for her vision and leadership and the inspiration she continues to give to our country. gabby, southern arizona missed you dealer and we cannot wait to have you home. >> if your home is in cambridge, massachusetts, home to harvard university, there will soon be a soda ban. that's right. officials there are moving to try to prevent soda from being bought or sold in cambridge, massachusetts. people don't like it very much. >> if our government needs to tell us what size drink with our meal, what else are they going to try to tell us. >> they may tell you smoking is bad for you or you shouldn't eat fatty foods or get exercise. government never does that. good grief. just stop drinking soda. i don't know. maybe we should have a tax on that in cambridge. maybe
yesterday, interesting mostment on the floor of the u.s. house when ron barber who won the special election in the arizona congressional district that gabby giffords held, he was sworn in on the floor of the house. here is part of what he had to say. >> i wanted to thank the congresswoman for her vision and leadership and the inspiration she continues to give to our country. gabby, southern arizona missed you dealer and we cannot wait to have you home. >> if your home is in...
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and u.s. standing now is higher now than almost any time in the bush administration. >> bill: and mitt romney is the one who said that our number one most serious threat on the planet is russia. >> is russia. yeah. >> bill: not al-qaeda, not -- yeah russia. got to wonder. let's talk mitt romney on foreign policy. do you trust him? do you think this is an issue that republicans can still win on? i think president obama has been tougher on national security than any other modern president to tell the truth. join the conversation at 866-55-press. we'll be right back. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ >>now that's politically direct. (vo) what is said here could decide the election. current tv presents coverage of the vice presidential debate. with unrivaled analysis and commentary. >> was this the game changer? is this going to change the dynamic? (vo) the only network with real-time reaction straight from the campaigns and from viewers like you. >> so keep on tweeting and maybe yo
and u.s. standing now is higher now than almost any time in the bush administration. >> bill: and mitt romney is the one who said that our number one most serious threat on the planet is russia. >> is russia. yeah. >> bill: not al-qaeda, not -- yeah russia. got to wonder. let's talk mitt romney on foreign policy. do you trust him? do you think this is an issue that republicans can still win on? i think president obama has been tougher on national security than any other modern...
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yes, china does hold large amount of u.s. debt but its stake is only 8%. we owe two-thirds of our debt right back to the federal government. romney is also focusing on messages that president obama will raise taxes on middle class by about $4,000 per family. but the obama campaign is firing back and saying that study has nothing to do with the president's policies. fact the president's plan would cut backs for families by about $1,300. romney's tax plan could mean bad news for a nonprofits churches and other charities, since it would put a limit on how much you can deduct for charitable giving. we'll be right back. viewer for capella university. matter. i've been a nurse since 1979. i love being a nurse. a few years ago a friend i went to grade school with showed me a book she had kept from third grade. i had written that i wanted to be a nurse. after being a nurse for about twenty years i decided that i need to further my education. my masters degree was done completely online and that gave me the freedom and ability to do my education while i raised my k
yes, china does hold large amount of u.s. debt but its stake is only 8%. we owe two-thirds of our debt right back to the federal government. romney is also focusing on messages that president obama will raise taxes on middle class by about $4,000 per family. but the obama campaign is firing back and saying that study has nothing to do with the president's policies. fact the president's plan would cut backs for families by about $1,300. romney's tax plan could mean bad news for a nonprofits...
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ambas -- u.s. ambassador in more than 30 years, how do you call that hype? >> how many security contractors died in iraq? do you know? >> i don't. >> no. nobody does because nobody cared. we know that several hundred died but there was never an official count done of security contractors in iraq. so when i see this focus on what was essentially a small fire fight, i think number one -- i've covered a lot of fire fights, it is impossible to figure out what happens in them sometimes and second, i think that the emphasis on benghazi has been political partly because fox was operating as a wing of the republican party. >> all right, thank you. >> you're welcome. >> bill: let's play it again. he says you're welcome. >> never ask a question you don't know the answer to. >> bill: you're welcome. get outta here! cut his mic. apparently he reported that the producer told him after the interview -- after they pulled the plug, the producer said you were very rude. he wasn't rude. he was polite. >> polite way to tell them they're full of crap. >> you ask me a question,
ambas -- u.s. ambassador in more than 30 years, how do you call that hype? >> how many security contractors died in iraq? do you know? >> i don't. >> no. nobody does because nobody cared. we know that several hundred died but there was never an official count done of security contractors in iraq. so when i see this focus on what was essentially a small fire fight, i think number one -- i've covered a lot of fire fights, it is impossible to figure out what happens in them...
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after the u.s. men won the gold medal in the four by 200 meter relay on monday, they had to celebrate by going to mcdonald's. ricky and connor tweeted. >> peter: how much do they get paid for that i wonder? >> they were at the mcdonald's in the village. mcdonalds. >> peter: a couple of quarter-pounders and a big mac and a mcflurry and fries. >> since they eat so healthy all the time, they felt very gross all the way until the next morning because of the high calorie meal. >> peter: that will make you sick. if you don't eat mcdonald's and you blow it out like that that will make you sick. >> conservatives are blasting president obama for making a phone call while holding a baseball bat. and all they have to go on is a photograph. the white house released a picture of the president sitting in the oval office earlier this week talking to the prime minister of turkey with the phone in one hand and a wooden baseball bat in the other. some wonder if there is a hidden message or similar bottommic meaning b
after the u.s. men won the gold medal in the four by 200 meter relay on monday, they had to celebrate by going to mcdonald's. ricky and connor tweeted. >> peter: how much do they get paid for that i wonder? >> they were at the mcdonald's in the village. mcdonalds. >> peter: a couple of quarter-pounders and a big mac and a mcflurry and fries. >> since they eat so healthy all the time, they felt very gross all the way until the next morning because of the high calorie...
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while in the senate, he was skeptical about u.s. sanctions against iran and he opposed efforts to go after hamas. as for other cabinet picks, we are learning the white house has approached american express ceo kenneth chenault. possible picks include treasury secretary, commerce secretary or senior advisor to the president. more "bill press" up next. stay with us. about "the heavy hand of government". i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really. really! that you're gonna lay people off because now the government's going to help you fund your health care. really? i wanna be able to have those conversations. not just to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying. and you know, i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. [ music ] broadcasting across the nation, on your radio and on current tv this is "the bill press show." >> we remember told social security was off the table. but suddenly president obama put it on the table.
while in the senate, he was skeptical about u.s. sanctions against iran and he opposed efforts to go after hamas. as for other cabinet picks, we are learning the white house has approached american express ceo kenneth chenault. possible picks include treasury secretary, commerce secretary or senior advisor to the president. more "bill press" up next. stay with us. about "the heavy hand of government". i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really. really!...
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some things in the u.s. may be affected. we will sort it out. first, the current news update with our friend, jacki schechner. jacki, my apologies. the next hour is a justin beiber-free zone. >> three words, never say never. the romney campaign is out with a new state-specific ad today running in iowa, north carolina, village and ohio. he finally, gets past day 1 and hones in on jobs. >>pom president romney's first 100 days, for ohio, already a better place to do business as we see more factories and jobs coming back. >> get this. the washington post took a look at fcc filings and found out when mitt romney was the head of bain capital they invested in a bunch of companies that pioneered the practice of outsourcing jobs to china and india. they show bain not only put money into the companies but invested management and strategic advice. outsourcing can be good for a consumer prices and companies' specifics but it wreaks havoc on workers and communities. in response to questions about mitt romney's time at bain capitol, his campaign likes to say
some things in the u.s. may be affected. we will sort it out. first, the current news update with our friend, jacki schechner. jacki, my apologies. the next hour is a justin beiber-free zone. >> three words, never say never. the romney campaign is out with a new state-specific ad today running in iowa, north carolina, village and ohio. he finally, gets past day 1 and hones in on jobs. >>pom president romney's first 100 days, for ohio, already a better place to do business as we see...
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the u.s. and surprised them and the u.s. team has been thinking about this potential match for over 12 months. now they get their chance. >> wow. it's going to be very, very exciting. watching the women's beach volleyball, there is a lot of discussion here as to whether or not that even should be in the olympics. right? but misti and kerri, you have to give them credit. was it the third in a row, con something you've been that they won is this. >> yes, '04 and '08 and then '12 and now they are in their mid 30s. i think they achieved the impossible here at the olympic games, bill. and that is to make beach volleyball serious for the first time. and i am with you. this is my first time i had ever venture today beach volleyball. they started it in atlanta in '96. i had never gone. i wasn't protesting it. i was too busy with other things. i did think it was silly and we know why the ioc put it in the games, to get male eyeballs to the t.v. sets. >> i thought that was the case. it works. >> some of
the u.s. and surprised them and the u.s. team has been thinking about this potential match for over 12 months. now they get their chance. >> wow. it's going to be very, very exciting. watching the women's beach volleyball, there is a lot of discussion here as to whether or not that even should be in the olympics. right? but misti and kerri, you have to give them credit. was it the third in a row, con something you've been that they won is this. >> yes, '04 and '08 and then '12 and...
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leon panet a is on his way out, not before sending 400 u.s. troops to turkey. he signed that order this morning as part of a push to increase defense does against possible syrian attacks. they will man two air defense bat arteries. the pentagon says this is a defensive mention only but it seriously expands the united states role along syria's borders. we will be right back. [ music ] you're about to watch an ad message created by a current tv matter. i've been a nurse since 1979. i love being a nurse. a few years ago a friend i went to grade school with showed me a book she had kept from third grade. i had written that i wanted to be a nurse. after being a nurse for about twenty years i decided that i need to further my education. my masters degree was done completely online and that gave me the freedom and ability to do my education while i raised my kids and worked full time. raising my kids as a single mom and having them see me get my education online and work full-time has given them the opportunity to see that they can do anything that they want to. i'm c
leon panet a is on his way out, not before sending 400 u.s. troops to turkey. he signed that order this morning as part of a push to increase defense does against possible syrian attacks. they will man two air defense bat arteries. the pentagon says this is a defensive mention only but it seriously expands the united states role along syria's borders. we will be right back. [ music ] you're about to watch an ad message created by a current tv matter. i've been a nurse since 1979. i love being a...
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no plans as of yet to bring it to the u.s. at a time could happen if it takes off. >> we ought to unleash michelle obama on these people. >> i thought you would like that, being a hot doc guy. >> i like hot dogs. i like pizza. i don't like to put hot dogso pizza. >> there you go. amen to that, brother. amen to that. all right. just take my hot dog with mustard and either onions or sawyer sauerkraut. a good baseball hot dog. >> you don't like a slice of pepper own e oni pizza in the so you are a normal human? >> i wouldn't go that far. >> true. >> i am telling you, it was a moment to watch yesterday, 6:00 o'clock east coast time. angela corey the special prosecutor in the trayvon martin case. she came forward with her announcement. we talked about this yesterday. she said she would have an announcements in 72 hours. several of you callers said god, what's taking her so long? she is dragging her feet. i said yesterday i was willing to give her the benefit of the doubt if she made the right decision. well, damb it, she sure did.
no plans as of yet to bring it to the u.s. at a time could happen if it takes off. >> we ought to unleash michelle obama on these people. >> i thought you would like that, being a hot doc guy. >> i like hot dogs. i like pizza. i don't like to put hot dogso pizza. >> there you go. amen to that, brother. amen to that. all right. just take my hot dog with mustard and either onions or sawyer sauerkraut. a good baseball hot dog. >> you don't like a slice of pepper own e...
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. >>> the u.s. is strengthening its u.s. military presence in the gulf to block the strait of har mouth as tensions escalates. the u.s. and allies have started to push harder an iranian oil embargo which runs the risk of drawing response. if iran tries to shut down the strait, a key water way for oil exports, the u.s. and allies want navy ships to be poised to be able to reopen it. the u.s. has positioned aircraft in the region in what has become a delicate balance between enforcing sanctions and not giving the impression that military action is eminent. >>> according to "the associated press" today the obama administration may be on the verge of cutting its nuclear arsenal down to as little as -- at the very least 1,000 nuclear weapons. the u.s. now is at 1737 and has an agreement with russia to cut that down to 1550 in the next six years. back with news at the top of next hour. bill is right back after the break. having fun. >>don't worry because she'll be back. >>where are the lefties besides on current tv? >>joy behar is
. >>> the u.s. is strengthening its u.s. military presence in the gulf to block the strait of har mouth as tensions escalates. the u.s. and allies have started to push harder an iranian oil embargo which runs the risk of drawing response. if iran tries to shut down the strait, a key water way for oil exports, the u.s. and allies want navy ships to be poised to be able to reopen it. the u.s. has positioned aircraft in the region in what has become a delicate balance between enforcing...
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no u.s. attorney general for 40 years has been required to provide the kind of deliberative internal documents that the house is asking for right now. so you have eric holder say this is a political witch hunt the republicans are trying to score point and the committee saying we need to know if there was some sort of cover-up within the justice department to try to tamp down this story. here is what else is going on and not going on capitol hill. while the house government oversight commit is looking at this and looking at whether or not eric holder should be held in contempt. there is a thing called the transportation bill, transportation bill that has been sitting in front of the house now for a couple of weeks. it passed with more than 70 votes in the u.s. senate by conservative estimates text would create more than 2 million jobs. right? 2 million jobs. john boehner, the speaker of the house, refuses to even bring this bi-partisan bill up for a vote because some members of the house repub
no u.s. attorney general for 40 years has been required to provide the kind of deliberative internal documents that the house is asking for right now. so you have eric holder say this is a political witch hunt the republicans are trying to score point and the committee saying we need to know if there was some sort of cover-up within the justice department to try to tamp down this story. here is what else is going on and not going on capitol hill. while the house government oversight commit is...
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he says he ate brownies in the u.s. before leaving for the olympics not knowing that they were, in fact, pot brownies. he says he was embarrassed by the mistake apologizing yesterday. he's the first athlete to get kicked out for a positive drug test during instead of ahead of the competition. >> bill: what state is he from? do we know? >> i'm not sure. in some states california, you have a brownie. it has pot in it. >> it was a medical brownie you see? >> despite criticism about olympic coverage, nbc would not change a thing. advertising age reports they've gotten the most viewers since montreal in 1976. earned over a billion dollars in ad sales and the company's on track to surpass its ratings guarantee to its advertisers by close to 20%. advertisers are very very happy. >> bill: so all of the twitter noise, right about lousy coverage and everything at nbc is laughing all the way to the bank. >> i'm tuned in even when i know who is going to win, you want to see it. >> bill: absolutely. so nia malika henderson, one of t
he says he ate brownies in the u.s. before leaving for the olympics not knowing that they were, in fact, pot brownies. he says he was embarrassed by the mistake apologizing yesterday. he's the first athlete to get kicked out for a positive drug test during instead of ahead of the competition. >> bill: what state is he from? do we know? >> i'm not sure. in some states california, you have a brownie. it has pot in it. >> it was a medical brownie you see? >> despite...
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but the u.s. attorney for northern california says the house says marijuana superstores like harborside give the chance of marijuana abuse. owner steve deangelo promises to fight the decision. now we can get into the other story. the house committee voted to pass a new farm bill that would cut food and nutrition spending by more than $35 million. that's $12 billion more than the version the senate passed last month. congress will need to reach a compromise by september 30th. back with more bill after the break. stay with us. ♪ take just one more ♪ it's been dumbed down ♪ long before romney ♪ ever did ♪ >> thank you . the hour. we'll be back as we close "the stephanie miller show." >> on "the stephanie miller show" in suburban america this . what happened to george prescott bush. >> no, he was jeb bush's son. >> oh, that one. >> the ricky martin look-alike yeah. >> going in another direction. the direction away from his father. >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio an
but the u.s. attorney for northern california says the house says marijuana superstores like harborside give the chance of marijuana abuse. owner steve deangelo promises to fight the decision. now we can get into the other story. the house committee voted to pass a new farm bill that would cut food and nutrition spending by more than $35 million. that's $12 billion more than the version the senate passed last month. congress will need to reach a compromise by september 30th. back with more bill...
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the real reason is not to pay u.s. taxes, to avoid paying u.s. taxes, unless you're laundering money involved in some criminal activity. i don't suspect that mitt romney of that at all. >> well. >> no. i don't go there. i don't want any right-wing blogs to say bill press accuses mitt romney of being a crook. i am not saying that at all. i am saying we know he is not. therefore, we know he is sheeting on his taxes. 866-55-press. don't you think? robert calling from rockford, illinois. hey, robert, what do you say? >> first of all, bill, i love you and your show. >> well, thank you. back at you. >> i think he is probably doing something that's not legal. and i don't have any off-shore accounts. >> what's wrong with you? where do you park all of your money, robert? >> at my local bank. >> you would think. >> i don't have an offshore account. it reflects the type of person this man would be as president. he would be easily influenced by the autocrats. >> like the people he was hanging out this weekend. right? when the only people you hang out at the
the real reason is not to pay u.s. taxes, to avoid paying u.s. taxes, unless you're laundering money involved in some criminal activity. i don't suspect that mitt romney of that at all. >> well. >> no. i don't go there. i don't want any right-wing blogs to say bill press accuses mitt romney of being a crook. i am not saying that at all. i am saying we know he is not. therefore, we know he is sheeting on his taxes. 866-55-press. don't you think? robert calling from rockford,...
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the real issue for whether the u.s. military should intervene is whether u.s. national security is jeopardized. i would argue that in syria, and as was the case in libya for the obama administration, u.s. national security was not in jeopardy. so a military intervention would be unnecessary. and as we have seen, you know, happening with the recent interventions in afghanistan iraq, libya even when we don't put troops on the ground you can't control the outcome once you get rid of the person you want to get rid of. so, yes, we got rid of saddam hussein, got rid of thetabletam, muammar gadaffi. and then the country, lock stock and barrel, which we are not able or willing to do. the outcome is not going to be what everybody thought it would be fairy tale, happily ever after the, democracy where human rights are recognized. >> is national security the only consideration? i mean what about the fact that civilians are just being massacred by their government and for everything we stand for the? can we just look the other way while that's happening? >> i know this adm
the real issue for whether the u.s. military should intervene is whether u.s. national security is jeopardized. i would argue that in syria, and as was the case in libya for the obama administration, u.s. national security was not in jeopardy. so a military intervention would be unnecessary. and as we have seen, you know, happening with the recent interventions in afghanistan iraq, libya even when we don't put troops on the ground you can't control the outcome once you get rid of the person you...
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it's an island that struggles under the u.s. economic em baro. it has had an effect on the cuban people and it is a society that is as close to stalinist as anything i have ever seen. we have full and open trade with china, with vietnam. i am not clear why that wouldn't be the best pathway forward but the real question is: what's the best path to creating a free and by brant and open community. there are 400,000 cuban americans a year traveling to cuba. you can see the impact. i hadn't been to cuba before but senator leahy said it was noticeable how many shops and businesses there were. >> yeah. >> how much improvement there was in vehicles. frankly how many european tourists there were. the rest of the world is engaging with cuba. i think it's time for us to in a campaign to make sure cuba becomes free and open. >> we have about a minute and a half left. you have a big hearing on africa this afternoon. alta of talk about sudan. why aren't we doing more? >> more than 120 million people mostly americans, have viewed a 30-minute video. my own kids
it's an island that struggles under the u.s. economic em baro. it has had an effect on the cuban people and it is a society that is as close to stalinist as anything i have ever seen. we have full and open trade with china, with vietnam. i am not clear why that wouldn't be the best pathway forward but the real question is: what's the best path to creating a free and by brant and open community. there are 400,000 cuban americans a year traveling to cuba. you can see the impact. i hadn't been to...
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sometimes i think we pay too much attention to u.s. congressional races and not enough to the governors races. those guys are killing us. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." director, omb director. and i'm just blanking a little bit. i think his phrase for it was about "the heavy hand of government". i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really. really! that you're gonna lay people off because now the government's going to help you fund your health care. really? i wanna be able to have those conversations. not just to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying. and you know, i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. >> announcer: chatting with you live at current.com/billpress. this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current tv. >> bill: got it. it's a tuesday! tuesday, december 11. good to see you today. and thanks for joining us here on the "full court press." lots of issues in the news today. and we k
sometimes i think we pay too much attention to u.s. congressional races and not enough to the governors races. those guys are killing us. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." director, omb director. and i'm just blanking a little bit. i think his phrase for it was about "the heavy hand of government". i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really. really! that you're gonna lay people off because now the government's going to help you fund your...
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so he reassured them that the u.s. wasn't going to be disappearing from the scene. >> bill: you mentioned the bombing by the taliban shortly after the president left the country. so they are still a major force and the president -- the president also said there are some talks going on with some of them at any rate, right? >> yeah. it is very complicated. there are clearly talks going on. different opinions about whether the talks are going on with part of the taliban a political element that can speak for all of the taliban or questions about whether the afghan component of the taliban can speak for the pakistani components of the taliban. a lot of the intelligence coming from two american officials here that these attacks that take place in kabul with some regularity. they're orchestrated out of pakistan more than afghanistan so maybe they're talking with the afghanistan side and not the pakistan side. it is a little bit of a gray area to what power the taliban has. >> bill: the fact they were able to pull off this at
so he reassured them that the u.s. wasn't going to be disappearing from the scene. >> bill: you mentioned the bombing by the taliban shortly after the president left the country. so they are still a major force and the president -- the president also said there are some talks going on with some of them at any rate, right? >> yeah. it is very complicated. there are clearly talks going on. different opinions about whether the talks are going on with part of the taliban a political...
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very steadily. >> bill: you're talking u.s. -- u.s. then versus -- >> but i always want to get out there the first point. our schools are not declining in quality. it is not the case our students are doing worse now than they did a generation ago. they're doing at least as well. >> bill: you hear that complaint. >> you hear all sort of opinions. i do worry as someone that likes to deal with facts that what gets lost in all of that confusing discourse is, in fact, that schools are doing pretty well and about as well if not better than they were 40 years ago. >> bill: public schools. >> public schools. >> so the nation's report card, the national assessment of educational progress which does standardized tests designed by educational testing service for 9-year-olds, 13-year-olds and 17-year-olds shows consistent growth in math since early '70s and pretty stable reading. >> bill: that's good. >> but that's not what we're talking about. >> bill: how are we doing compared to western europe? >> so -- if you watch a lot of sports, you'll see
very steadily. >> bill: you're talking u.s. -- u.s. then versus -- >> but i always want to get out there the first point. our schools are not declining in quality. it is not the case our students are doing worse now than they did a generation ago. they're doing at least as well. >> bill: you hear that complaint. >> you hear all sort of opinions. i do worry as someone that likes to deal with facts that what gets lost in all of that confusing discourse is, in fact, that...
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. >> ron kirk, the u.s. trade ambassador. >> bill: a frequent golf partner with the president. >> we are learning more about what mitt romney has been up to including having a non-home-cooked thanksgiving dinner. he ordered in from boston market for the family saying there were too many kids running around to be cooking. >> peter: how the mighty have fallen. >> photographed pumping his gas since he has no entourage to the pump it for him. >> a sad story, nothing to do. >> peter: i don't feel that bad about it. hanging out with his car elevator taking rides. spiritists one of his many homes. >> the author of the hunger games trilogy is taking a break by writing a children's picture book an auto guy graphic piece about coping with her father's military service in vietnam as told through pictures. >> bill: all right, dan, thank you. all of the talk on the sunday shows yesterday and talk here in washington is still about negotiations to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. i think it's time to call it out. i am ti
. >> ron kirk, the u.s. trade ambassador. >> bill: a frequent golf partner with the president. >> we are learning more about what mitt romney has been up to including having a non-home-cooked thanksgiving dinner. he ordered in from boston market for the family saying there were too many kids running around to be cooking. >> peter: how the mighty have fallen. >> photographed pumping his gas since he has no entourage to the pump it for him. >> a sad story,...
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the humane society of the u.s. leading the way in many many different ways. paul shapiro here in studio with us. i encourage you to go to their website at humanesociety.org. laura good morning. what is your question or comment? >> caller: i'm really so excited about what the spc does for these animals. it's unreal. i bought free-range chicken eggs -- >> bill: i'm sorry, laura let me ask you to hold on for just a second. because paul can't hear you until he puts those on. okay. go ahead. >> caller: i bought free-range chicken eggs and i paid $2.78 for free-range chicken eggs and they are not -- i mean a pack of cigarettes is $7 i mean that's a joke. and they stuff these chickens -- like 25 or more in a cage. they can't move so what disease are they carrying that you are eating being transferred into these egg. >> bill: laura i appreciate the call very much. free-range chickens that goes beyond what you were talking about. >> uh-huh. >> bill: is there that big of an advantage from a health point of view. >> sure. there is. thanks so much for your call laura. fi
the humane society of the u.s. leading the way in many many different ways. paul shapiro here in studio with us. i encourage you to go to their website at humanesociety.org. laura good morning. what is your question or comment? >> caller: i'm really so excited about what the spc does for these animals. it's unreal. i bought free-range chicken eggs -- >> bill: i'm sorry, laura let me ask you to hold on for just a second. because paul can't hear you until he puts those on. okay. go...
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u.s. security officials are monitoring syria in case asad will use chemical weapons against his own people. other world leaders are expected to recognize the opposition. they say they will not arm the rebel fighters, but we should learn more today about how they plan on supporting those opposition groups. more "bill press" coming up live after the break. stay with us. museum you're about to watch an ad message created by a current tv viewer for capella university. matter. education is the key. it is the vehicle. it's the way in which we evolve.[ music ] every journey is different every possibility is unique. but the beginning, the beginning is my craft. i'm an ordinary person striving to achieve extraordinary things. it started with a dream and i'm on my way there. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] [ music ] >> broadcasting across the nation, on your radio and on current tv this is "the bill press show." >> bill: >> bill: rick snyder from michigan has declared war on working families, and working families
u.s. security officials are monitoring syria in case asad will use chemical weapons against his own people. other world leaders are expected to recognize the opposition. they say they will not arm the rebel fighters, but we should learn more today about how they plan on supporting those opposition groups. more "bill press" coming up live after the break. stay with us. museum you're about to watch an ad message created by a current tv viewer for capella university. matter. education is...
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after which time the president and the first lady go out to the south lawn to welcome the 2012 u.s. olympic and paralympic teams to the white house. a big ceremony there on the south lawn of the white house. at 12:30 the president and the vice president meet for their weekly lunch. and then this evening president obama, a fund-raiser here in washington, d.c. at a private residence. jay carney, press secretary will be holding his no longer daily but friday at least press briefing at 11:15 a.m. and i will be there. congresswoman jackie speier joins us at the top of the next hour on the "full court press." good reason for staying right there. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill:
after which time the president and the first lady go out to the south lawn to welcome the 2012 u.s. olympic and paralympic teams to the white house. a big ceremony there on the south lawn of the white house. at 12:30 the president and the vice president meet for their weekly lunch. and then this evening president obama, a fund-raiser here in washington, d.c. at a private residence. jay carney, press secretary will be holding his no longer daily but friday at least press briefing at 11:15 a.m....
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president obama is sending a u.s. delegation to the ceremony including reggie love who will represent the u.s., also michelle quan un ambassador and members of the president's council on fitness. >>bill: that's a good delegation. >> yes. absolutely. and we may have heard the last of president obama singing in public the crowd in colorado pushed the president to push out a tune but he said he has made a solemn vow to his wife michelle to not sing to anyone but her anymore. >>bill: he is saving his crooning for the first lady. >> and motorists on a road in pennsylvania had a good laugh a few days ago, road-painting crew wasn't overly careful when laying down a double yellow line they painted right over a dead raccoon. they were short a man who clears debris before they paint, and there was too heavy of traffic to turn around. >>bill: so forever and ever there will be a dead raccoon in the road. >> well, they can remove it but then there will be an empty spot. ♪ >>bill: reminds me of our do-nothing congress somehow. i
president obama is sending a u.s. delegation to the ceremony including reggie love who will represent the u.s., also michelle quan un ambassador and members of the president's council on fitness. >>bill: that's a good delegation. >> yes. absolutely. and we may have heard the last of president obama singing in public the crowd in colorado pushed the president to push out a tune but he said he has made a solemn vow to his wife michelle to not sing to anyone but her anymore....
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u.s. secretary of agriculture under president clinton. director of the institute of politics of harvard university's john f. kennedy school of government. executive director of the congressional program. you think a guy like that could rest on his laurels and enjoy his fat resume. he's the senior fell loaf the bipartisan center. right now he's at the summit in new orleans which started yesterday. please welcome former congressman dan glickman. good morning sir. >> good morning, john. every time i hear that resume announcement, i think god i can't keep a job. i'm glad i could talk to you this morning. >> john: i was a vh-1 vijay. it is a pleasure to have you here. i'm fascinated with what you're doing down there with the initiative. it sounds like -- for me, i think i'm one of those guys who always tries to remind people our commonalities outweigh our differences. all too often liberals and conservatives are labels used by the media or government to divide us and keep us fighting each other. i can't help but be inspired by what you all are
u.s. secretary of agriculture under president clinton. director of the institute of politics of harvard university's john f. kennedy school of government. executive director of the congressional program. you think a guy like that could rest on his laurels and enjoy his fat resume. he's the senior fell loaf the bipartisan center. right now he's at the summit in new orleans which started yesterday. please welcome former congressman dan glickman. good morning sir. >> good morning, john....
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it's the same way states in the u.s. say, hey, toyota factory if you come here, i will give you x hundred million dollar. it's the same on a global level. different countries offering different tax incentives for companies to put their money there. bermuda's financial services ex ports are bigger than tourism: these gains can pay off. my bottom line is i agree we should raise more money but i think to do it we should focus on people, not on corporation. corporation aren't people to unquote mitt romney in that situation. i think we should say, you know what? i am okay with putting the marginal important income tax rate close to 25%. but at the same time, let's raise taxes on rich people here because it doesn't make any sense we get all of these programs we think are important, working that people like that we can't afford because millionaires think they should be taxed the lowest rate in the last four years. >> derek thompson i want to get your take on the latest job numbers before the labor secretary comes in. apple gett
it's the same way states in the u.s. say, hey, toyota factory if you come here, i will give you x hundred million dollar. it's the same on a global level. different countries offering different tax incentives for companies to put their money there. bermuda's financial services ex ports are bigger than tourism: these gains can pay off. my bottom line is i agree we should raise more money but i think to do it we should focus on people, not on corporation. corporation aren't people to unquote mitt...